Quito

Quito is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in northern Ecuador (see NG MapMachine satellite map) in the Guayllabamba river basin on the eastern slopes of the Pichincha http://www.igepn.edu.ec/vulcanologia/pichincha/pichincha.htm (4794 m), an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. At 2850 meters/9300 feet above sea level at the Plaza de la Independencia, Quito is the second highest capital city in the world. The population of Quito, according to the most recent census (2001), was 1,399,378. In 2005, however, the estimated population was 1,865,541 (canton). The area of Quito is approximately 290 km².

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Capital - Ecuador - South America - Guayllabamba - River basin - Pichincha - Stratovolcano - Andes - Meter - Feet - 2001 - Km²

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There is some confusion about Quito's position as the second highest capital in the world, but La Paz, Bolivia, which is where the Bolivian government functions, is the governmental capital of Bolivia. Sucre is the legal capital of Bolivia.

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La Paz - Bolivia - Sucre

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Quito is located about 22 miles south of the equator. A monument marking the equator is known locally as "la mitad del mundo" (the middle of the world). Due to its altitude

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and location, the climate in Quito is mild to cool, fairly constant

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all year round, with a high temperature typically around 70 degrees

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Fahrenheit on any given day. There are only two seasons in Quito, summer

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(the dry season) and winter (the rainy season).

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Quito is the second most populous city in Ecuador after Guayaquil.

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Ecuador - Guayaquil

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